We were sitting outside and looking up to the SW night sky as we signed up to receive the Intl Space station alerts. We'd had a text that the "Spot the Station" was to appear at that time starting in the SW moving to the NE, at 81 degrees. We saw the fireball while waiting for that.
Location
Address
Olathe, KS
Latitude
38° 51' 52.58'' N (38.86°)
Longitude
94° 44' 5.27'' W (-94.73°)
Elevation
320.61m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-05-15 21:42 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-05-16 02:42 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
255°
Moving
Facing azimuth
226°
First azimuth
225°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
225°
Last elevation
52°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
glowing bright white yellow tail train; brightest/longest I've personally seen
